Editing Search and rescue (section)

===United Kingdom===
[[Image:Sea.king.northdevon.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|[[Royal Air Force]] [[Westland Sea King]]]]
[[Image:Coastguard Helicopter at Portree - geograph.org.uk - 802391.jpg|thumb|right|HM Coastguard [[Sikorsky S-92]] SAR helicopter]]
In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], land-based searches for a [[missing person]] are usually coordinated by the local [[Policing in the United Kingdom|police]]. There is a network of local volunteer agencies that can be called out to assist these searches, which are part of the [[Association of Lowland Search And Rescue]]. Other voluntary agencies exist to provide specialist search and rescue services, such as the [[Cave Rescue Organisation]] and [[Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland]]. These organisations are usually called out indirectly by the police. For example, the [[British Cave Rescue Council]] advises that if someone goes missing in a cave, callers should contact the local police who will then summon cave rescue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caverescue.org.uk/about-cave-rescue/how-cave-rescue-works/|title=How Cave Rescue Works – British Cave Rescue Council}}</ref> [[Urban search and rescue]] units are run by the [[Fire services in the United Kingdom|fire services]].

[[His Majesty's Coastguard]] are in charge of maritime search and rescue missions. The Coastguard is one of the four emergency services that can be contacted on [[999 (emergency telephone number)|999]]. Their role is to initiate and coordinate the searches. [[Lifeboat (rescue)|Lifeboats]] are provided by volunteer agencies, most often by the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]], but also by many [[Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland|Independent Lifeboats]]. Aircraft for an [[air-sea rescue]] were originally provided by the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Air Force]]. Under the programme [[UK-SAR]], they are now operated under contract by [[Bristow Helicopters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/search-and-rescue-helicopters--5/ |title=Search and rescue helicopters| publisher=Department for Transport |date=26 March 2013 |access-date=31 March 2013}}</ref>  The Maritime & Coastguard Agency are launching a tender for their second generation UK search and rescue aviation programme (UKSAR2G),<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/second-generation-uk-search-and-rescue-aviation-programme-uksar2g | publisher = MCA | title = Second generation UK search and rescue aviation programme (UKSAR2G) | access-date = 5 September 2020 }}</ref> which is one of several tenders for similar services.<ref name="Aerossurance"/>

Examples of local resources include:
*[[Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue]]<ref name="Sebev">{{cite web |last=SEBEV Search & Rescue |date=November 2009 |title=SEBEV Search and Rescue |url=http://www.sebev.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216003614/http://www.sebev.co.uk/ |archive-date=16 February 2023 |access-date=18 October 2009}}</ref>
*[[Cardiff and Vale Rescue Association]]
*[[Cave Rescue Organisation]]
*[[Emergency Response Team Search and Rescue]]<ref name="ERTSAR">{{cite web|url = http://www.ert-sar.org.uk|title = ERT Search and Rescue}}</ref>
*[[Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue]]
*[[Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team]]
*[[Surrey Search and Rescue]]<ref name="Sursar">{{cite web|url = http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Volunteers-needed-aid-search-rescue/story-12667451-detail/story.html|title = Volunteers needed to aid search and rescue|access-date = 20 June 2011|last = Surrey Today|date = January 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723214625/http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Volunteers-needed-aid-search-rescue/story-12667451-detail/story.html|archive-date = 23 July 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*[[Severn Area Rescue Association]]
*[[Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association]]
*[[West Mercia Search and Rescue]]